Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-29
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Former Dlspute-AdOlph Schan.
der Sues the Executors of the
state of Alexander Forbes.
The S. F. Post has the following: ''The
case of Adolph Schander against Mary A.
Forbes ct al, executors of the estate of
Alexander Forbes, is on trial before Judge
Wilson in Department l. Schander, who
is post trader at Angel Island, charges
that some time in the Fall of 1882 he was
the owner of three certificates of stock in the
Silver Lick Mining Company, of Nevada,
representing IL, 6464 shares, and that
while out of the State one George l.. Jor-
dan wrongfully and fraudulently deposit
ted the certificates with Alexander Forbes
as security for the payment of o promissory
note for 81, 800. The plaintiff claims that
Forbes gave Jordan no consideration for
the note, but that his stock was pledged as
security for its payment. He claims,
however, that there was an understand
ing between Jordan and Forbes, whereby
the latter was to give the former up on the
delivery of the stock as security for the
note for 81, 500, but that as a matter of fact
Jordan received but S1,250. Schander
asks for a return of the stock and $50, 500
damages. The defense is a general and
specific denial, with the additional one
that the stock had no value.
The case possesses passing interest, aris-
ing from the fact chat out of the troubles
over TIE Silver Lick there was blood shed.
The plaintiff in the present suit and one
Captain James Adams were the principal
owners of the mine, which at one time had
a promising outlook, and about seven
years ago they had trouble over it, which
eliminated in a saloon at Montgomery and
Merchant in Adams assaulting Schander.
and was acquitted on the ground of self
Defense"
The Silver Lick is a valuable mining
property situated on Adams Hill in this
district. 1t has been proftably worked
ever since its discovery in 1871. Capt.
Adams was superintendent of the Silver
Lick Company until 1881, when he was
elected to the Nevada Legislature, upon
the adjournment of which he went to San
Francisco, and March IA, 1881 received a
bullet wound from a pistol fred by Schan-
der, from which he died a few days after.
Schander was indicted for manslaughter
ard admitted to bail in the sun of $40, 900.
He then came to Eureka, and was in
charge of the Silver Lick mine during 1881
and 1882. He went from here to San
Francisco to stand his trial, when his
bondsmen, giving him up, he was sent to
prison, and during the time of his incarcera-
tion was superseded by j. e. Powell, who
held the position Of superintendent until
A. b. Davis, who is now in charge. sue
ceeded to the management. After Schander
was tried and acquitted he returned to
Eureka, where he devoted a great deal of
time and labor to the Herculean mine,
which adjoins the Silver Lick. and while so
employed, often spoke of his troubles to the
writer hereof. Among other things he said
he had entrusted his stockin the Silver Lick
Con. Company to Jordan to raise the
money on it for his defense on his trial for
shooting Adams, but Jordan had con-
verified the money he had raised to
his own use. He talked necessarily about
the efforts to defraul him of his stock.
Schander is a very positive man, and will
undoubtedly carry this suit against the
Forbes estate to the bitter end.-ED. Sen.
TINEL.